In June 2019, I moved to London from New Zealand. New Zealand is a small country which has almost 5 million citizens (公民). I'd been living there for nearly 25years, so I wanted to find a new world. London was my dream city, so I finally got a two-year visa(签证) as a Commonwealth(英联邦) citizen.
I realized I was in trouble as soon as I arrived. The visa and the flight cost me a lot. I had to pay for 6 months' rent (房租) and other things. It was the first time since the age of 25 that I had had no job and no idea where my next pay would come from. I kept looking for jobs for about 3 months. Luckily, I was offered 2 jobs. After thinking twice, I decided to choose the one that seemed to be full of challenge to me.
▲ It was surely exciting to live in my dream city. However, I found it not so easy for me to fit in. I couldn't get used to the food and weather there. What's worse, I found that people couldn't understand well by my New Zealand accent (口音) although I spoke English as slowly as possible. Someone even laughed at me for it. 2 years went by quickly. Finally I returned to New Zealand, because I realized London didn't give me a sense of home.
Now I understand how important home is! Home is my parents' house with many books and my grandma's small house with beautiful flowers. Home is where I feel safer and more comfortable than any other place--whether it's around many people or just by myself.
